An old video shows a wildfire damaged outside Fort Chafi, Arkansas
Updated 3 p.m., 35 PM CDT July 13, 2022
Lt. Col. Will Phillips told Arkansas National Guard that military fire at the Fort Chafi Common Manufacturing Training Center had forced people to leave their homes in Greenwood. On Tuesday, he fired shots into a room. Phillips said. They used tracking devices to see where the bullets were. The fire quickly got out of control, Phillips said. Fort Chafi has its own fire department, but they are unable to contain the blaze. “He appeared at the door and it was amazing,” Christy Beherns told 40/29 News. We took two dogs and a cat and took our medicine and it was very good. “That night people were able to return home. The fire was between 85% and 90% on Wednesday morning. Sebastian County, where Fort Chafi is located, has been under a fire ban since Monday. This was not the first major fire in Fort Chafi, which destroyed nearly 150 empty homes in Fort Chafi in 2008. Elvis Presley became famous for his first military haircut. In 2011, a Kentucky national guard set fire to and destroyed more than 100 buildings.
Lt. Col. Will Phillips told Arkansas National Guard that military fire at Fort Chafi’s Commonwealth Training Center had forced people to leave their homes in Greenwood.
When a fire broke out on Tuesday, a unit of firearms was fired, Phillips said. They used tracking rounds to let you see where the bullets were.
The fire quickly got out of hand, Phillips said. Fort Chafi had its own fire department, but they could not control the fire.
People living near the Hiltop drive have been displaced for hours by the fire.
“We were in the middle of dinner and the mayor appeared at the door. It’s amazing. He told us we were leaving and suggested we go now.
That night, people were able to return home. The fire was extinguished between 85% and 90% Wednesday morning.
Fire hazard
Fort Chaffy has temporarily stopped using follow-up rounds when founding leaders assess the weather and other conditions, Phillips said.
Sebastian County, where Fort Chafi is located, has been under a fire ban since Monday. County Judge David Hudson cited a state of extreme drought.
Summer dry weather has increased the risk of wildfires in the area.
Fort Chafi Manuver Training Center uses Arkansas National Guard for training. A.D. In 1956, Elvis Presley made his first military haircut.
This was not the first major fire at Fort Chafi.
A.D. In 2008, a fire destroyed about 150 empty homes in Fort Chafi. A.D. In 2011, a Kentucky national guard set fire to and destroyed more than 100 buildings.
